Core i5-6442EQ vs Turion II M520

Primary details

Comparing Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2714	1585
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Turion II	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	12 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250
Current price	$38	$3337 (13.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	6 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	122 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M520 and Core i5-6442EQ.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.57	2.90
Recency	10 September 2009	12 October 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt

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